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Jon Agee was born in 1959 in Nyack, New York.
Jon Agee studied at the Cooper Union School of Art in New York City.
(What do Adam, Napoleon, and Agee have in common? Their bo...)
What do Adam, Napoleon, and Agee have in common? Their bond is the palindrome, that peculiar marvel of language when words or sentences read the same forward and backward.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374444730/?tag=2022091-20
(In this sneaky, silly picture book for fans of Oliver Jef...)
In this sneaky, silly picture book for fans of Oliver Jeffers and Jon Klassen, an intrepid—but not so clever—space explorer is certain he’s found the only living thing on Mars.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399538526/?tag=2022091-20
(With the wit and read-aloud appeal of Peter Brown’s Child...)
With the wit and read-aloud appeal of Peter Brown’s Children Make Terrible Pets and William Steig’s Pete’s a Pizza, this funny, fierce picture book teaches kids just what it takes to be a great lion.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803739087/?tag=2022091-20
(What exactly is "palindromania"? It's the inability to se...)
What exactly is "palindromania"? It's the inability to see the word STRAW without thinking WARTS. It's the powerful impulse to reverse the name OPRAH to make it HARPO. It's the uncontrollable urge to buy A TOYOTA. It's an obsession with words and phrases that read exactly the same forwards and backwards.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374400253/?tag=2022091-20
(Milo the Magnificent's magic act isn't so magnificent aft...)
Milo the Magnificent's magic act isn't so magnificent after all, until he meets a bear who teaches him the secret to the perfect hat trick in this classic and critically acclaimed picture book, perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers and Jon Klassen.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735229872/?tag=2022091-20
(A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulat...)
A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The bear’s hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear’s memory and renews his search with a vengeance.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763655988/?tag=2022091-20
(Grouchy Eugene knew this trip to Bermuda was a bad idea—n...)
Grouchy Eugene knew this trip to Bermuda was a bad idea—now he's stranded on a desert island! Luckily, a feathered fellow castaway helps him see that life is pretty terrific in this New York Times Best Illustrated picture book, perfect for fans of Jon Klassen and Oliver Jeffers.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735229880/?tag=2022091-20
(Otis has an antique shop crammed to the gills with stuff....)
Otis has an antique shop crammed to the gills with stuff. So he's delighted when someone comes in and buys it all. Next day, Suzie Gump arrives, the shop is empty, full of nothing, and Suzy loves it-and takes it all. Suzie has set a trend, and soon everybody is craving nothing-the stores are full of it. It's only when there's not even a towel for drying off after a bath that Suzie realizes she may have gone a bit too far. Funny and silly, this is another solid entry by Agee.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786836946/?tag=2022091-20
(An unknown painter becomes an overnight sensation when hi...)
An unknown painter becomes an overnight sensation when his paintings imitate life too well by quacking, crawling, and erupting all over Paris. The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau is a 1988 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374435820/?tag=2022091-20
(Whether we are pretty ugly or terribly cute, weve all fac...)
Whether we are pretty ugly or terribly cute, weve all faced a minor catastrophe, made an original copy, or taken a calculated risk. And there are those of us who have turned up missing (sometimes accidentally on purpose).Good grief! These are oxymorons, common expressions made up of two completely contradictory words or elements.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062051598/?tag=2022091-20
(“It’s been a wonderful eight years, but I need a break.” ...)
“It’s been a wonderful eight years, but I need a break.” At the Happy Sunset Retirement Community, there's Ethel, Myrtle, Harvey, and Tex. And then there's Brian. The retired kid. He's here to escape school, homework, and daily chores. But retired living has its challenges, especially when you're sixty years younger than everybody else!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423103149/?tag=2022091-20
Jon Agee was born in 1959 in Nyack, New York.
Jon studied film making and painting at New York City's Cooper Union School of Art and while there exhibited his cartoons.
Initially planning a career in animation following his graduation, Agee found himself drawn to the field of children's books. In 1981, he began getting his first books published. He is probably best known for his fourth book, The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau, in which a mysterious painter's pictures come to life, wreaking havoc in turn-of-the-century Paris. His other books, featuring canine professors, forgotten astronauts, and guffawing grumps, are at times quirky, nonsensical, satiric, and always humorous. Their sophisticated wit appeals to kids and adults alike.
Somewhere along the line, Jon became obsessed with creating words and phrases that read the same backwards and forwards. The result was his first book of palindromes, Go Hang a Salami! I'm a Lasagna Hog! Its companion volume, So Many Dynamos!, temporarily relieved Jon of his peculiar compulsion.
In addition to creating artwork to accompany his own stories, Agee illustrates works of other authors. For example, The Toy Box, by Mary H. Heyward, and Dishes All Done, by Lucia Monfried.
Jon has also written the book and lyrics to two musicals, B.O.T.C.H. and Flies in the Soup, which were performed at the TADA! theater in New York.
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(Milo the Magnificent's magic act isn't so magnificent aft...)
(With the wit and read-aloud appeal of Peter Brown’s Child...)
(In this sneaky, silly picture book for fans of Oliver Jef...)
(What do Adam, Napoleon, and Agee have in common? Their bo...)
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(An unknown painter becomes an overnight sensation when hi...)
(Whether we are pretty ugly or terribly cute, weve all fac...)
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(A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulat...)
(Otis has an antique shop crammed to the gills with stuff....)
(“It’s been a wonderful eight years, but I need a break.” ...)